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K2C
News and Announcements
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Keep an Eye Out for Welcome Kits & Activity Reports!
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K2C will mail out welcome kits and activity reports in November to students’ home addresses – remember to check your mail! All new K-10 students in the district will receive a welcome kit with information about their new K2C account including how to make deposits and how to receive incentives. All current SFUSD students who already have a K2C account will receive an activity report with their account balance and details on how to earn incentives. If you have any questions about these mailings, please email us at k2c@sfgov.org or Join our Zoom Office Hours listed below:
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Office Hours in Spanish
Every Thursday 9:30 am
Meeting ID: 984 6547 3564
Passcode: 859293
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Office Hours in English
Every Tuesday 4:00 pm
Meeting ID: 964 0617 7103
Passcode: 506667
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Amazing Opportunity to Win up to a $500 K2C Scholarships for College!
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SFUSD students in 5th grade, middle school or 9th and 10th grade can participate in a K2C contest and have the opportunity to win a $500 scholarship for college!
K2C is holding three contests for students this school year: a 5th grade Art Contest, a Middle School Poetry Contest and a High School Short Video contest for 9th and 10th graders. Students should submit a piece of art, poetry, or a short video responding to the theme “I am the Future.” Each school will select an individual winner, the art contest will receive a $50 K2C scholarship and the poetry and the short video contest will receive a $100 K2C scholarship. The overall Citywide winner will receive $500 K2C scholarship.
Please check with your school to learn more contest details and submissions to your school are due February 5, 2021.
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Congratulations to Winners of a $300 K2C Scholarship!
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Kindergarten to College in partnership with the SFUSD Counseling and Post-Secondary Success department spearheaded a virtual college tour K2C scholarship contest for all SFUSD 9th and 10th graders. Participants toured colleges virtually across the nation and created slideshow presentations about what they learned to win a $300 K2C scholarship. Congratulations to student winners Natalia, Saw, Emily, and Connie and thank you to Mariana Chavez, Lead Counselor at SFUSD for your support on this effort. All winners received a $300 scholarship in their K2C accounts.
Check out the winners’ presentations:
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“I know that after college I want to be some type of engineer working at the forefront of technological advancements and using what I know and learn to be a creative problem-solving force in the world.”
Natalia Quesada Marshall, 10th grader at Mission High School.
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November is National Scholarship Month
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November is National Scholarship Month to raise awareness of scholarship opportunities for future college students. Here at K2C we know that the cost of college can be overwhelming for many families across our nation and in our City. We want to use the month of November to raise awareness about the existence of scholarships – including those available through K2C. The earlier students and families learn about the existence and importance of scholarships the more likely they are to take advantage of all the scholarship opportunities available which can help reduce and avoid student debt. |
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Updated Roadmap to College - Creating a College-Going Culture Guide
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SFUSD Counseling updated the Roadmap to College which is a resource guide for SFUSD staff to use to create a college-going culture in their classrooms and schools. The Roadmap to College was initially designed for elementary schools but through the years has been updated to include a curriculum and resources for middle and high schools. It is available on our K2C website. Any teacher, advisor, or school counselor is welcome to incorporate this curriculum to create a college-going culture in their classroom and school and to ensure that every SFUSD student aspires to attend college.
Special thanks to Lead Counselor Mariana Chavez for spearheading this effort and K8 Counselor Katia Fuentes-Martinez and Lead Counselor Ling Busche for leading the elementary and middle school efforts.
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Left: Ling Busche, Middle: Mariana Chavez, Right: Katia Fuentes-Martinez
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New accounts opened in fall 2020: 5,751
SFUSD total accounts: 46,231
Total savers: 8,332
Saver rate: 18%
Total saved by students, families: 4.9 million
Total in accounts: $8.3 Million
Total online users: 5,462
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Monthly Spotlight
K2C School Ambassadors at Paul Revere Middle School
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Above: Pamela Stein, Middle School Counselor
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Above: Vanina Gaviraghi, Parent Liaison
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Every year K2C partners with School Ambassadors who support our outreach efforts to families at their schools. K2C would like to introduce you to our two School Ambassadors at Paul Revere K8 School: Pamela Stein and Vanina Gaviraghi.
Pamela has been in the education field for 35 years, and she currently serves as a Middle School Counselor, where she has supported students at Paul Revere for five years. One of the most important things for Pamela is to work with all students to ensure they achieve their best.
Vanina is the Parent Liaison for Paul Revere, and she wants to support families with tools and information to ensure student success and family engagement. Vanina has been working with families at Paul Revere for three years.
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“We are so thrilled to be K2C Ambassadors at Paul Revere. We are excited about this year's incentive opportunities for our students. We will continue visiting all the classes to excite the kids about scholarship opportunities being offered. During these challenging COVID times we have created strong bonds through extensive communication with our families. We look forward to this being a strength in sharing our enthusiasm for K2C.”
Vanina Gaviraghi, Parent Liaison and Pamela Stein, Middle School Counselor.
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We want to spotlight you and your story! Email us at k2c@sfgov.org with the subject "Saver Story" to tell us why you save, how you save, when you started saving, or anything else about you or your child's participation in K2C.
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Anyone can encourage a child's aspirations. We’ll provide a suggested question each month that you can ask students you know!
This Month's Question: If you could decide to give scholarships away for students to attend college, what would you call your scholarship?
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Support K2C
Whether you are a parent/guardian of a current student, a school administrator, or community members, there are many ways to support K2C. Join us!
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Kindergarten to College | City and County of SF | Office of the Treasurer | P.O. Box 7338 | San Francisco | CA | 94102
3-1-1 (in SF) or 415-701-2311
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